A better way of looking at it might be that comments became Reddit.
Sadly I just think this is what happens to anything good the larger the user base gets, but maybe I’m jaded
Sadly I just think this is what happens to anything good the larger the user base gets, but maybe I’m jaded
If you read reddit, it's far, far more awful. The 'top' comments on nearly any posts are attempts at jokes. The post titles themselves often sound made up or attention seeking. Reposts of posts and comments are common place and bots flourish.
HN is certainly not reddit in terms of user generated content.
I've had a desire to post in the "AITAH" sub something to the effect of "AITAH for thinking your problems posted to AITAH are "no shit?!" or just plain made up?". There are plenty of exceptions if you go into the tightly focused topic subreddits, but as soon as it is a general community, like the above or even /r/seattle, it's difficult to read. On top of everything being black and white; one tiny maleficence (which may not be true, could be a video cut to appear that way, for example) and a thread is full of 'off with his head' posts.
(I hope this all comes off as sincere because that’s my intention, I appreciate your replies!)